Vocabulary Quizs

enterprising

• energetic, willing to start something new

• reluctant to change

• unmotivated and passive

• cautious and reserved

avowed

• declared openly without shame

• hidden from view

• expressed in whispers

• kept a secret

veer

• to change course or direction

• to accelerate rapidly

• to remain stationary

• to move in a straight line

congested

• overcrowded

• empty

• spacious

• clear

bountiful

• plentiful

• scarce

• meager

• limited

detriment

• benefit

• harm or loss

• advantage

• improvement

venerate

• to regard with reverence

• to criticize harshly

• to ignore completely

• to celebrate casually

minimize

• to make smaller

• to make larger

• to make equal

• to make complex

durable

• fragile

• sturdy

• temporary

• weak

oblique

• slanting or sloping

• straight and level

• vertical and upright

• flat and horizontal